Brief bag



J. Gol-:RK

BRIEF BAG oct, 25, 1927'.

Filed July 31,l 1926A INVENTOR ATTORNE 1 10 brief case that is accessible,

Y 50 side walls20 of'the Patented. Oct. 2,135, Y1927.

.fr i 1,646,730 i JACOB GOERK, OF IRVING'I'ON, NEW JERSEY. j

BRIEF BAG.

nppiieatio'n inea my si',

Thisr invention relates Vto an improved i is designed to.pro

article of hand bag. It vide a combined handbag and Ybrief case so 'that personal belongings for a short trip can-be carried in the main bag portion, and

papers and similar articles usually carried in brief cases can be also carried.

i The invention also relates to certain details of construction which provide for a that is, open its full Y from end to end for substantially length which is approximately the full,

length between the ends of the pivoted meinbers that form the frame of the main or hand bag'portion.

Thel invention is illustratedin the'y accom' panying drawing in which Figure 1 is aY accordingto my face view of the bag made invention, one corner of' it being broken away. Figure 2 is a section on line 21.2 of y Figure 1. Figure 3 is a perspective view on v an enlarged scale of the corner of the bag f with the brief case flap partly open. Figure 4 is a perspective viewof the inside of 25, the frame at the corner where the paits are attached thereto, and Figure 5 is a perspective view of a cornerfof the frame alone. The main or central bag portion is shown at 10 having the folding portion 11 at the bottom and having the side walls 12 to form a hand bag or satchel, secured at the top and Vat its ends atthe upper part to the members 12a and 13 of the bag frame, side Walls 12 being secured to the frame lby pins 14 or similar fastening. means. The frame also acts for the attachment of the usual handle 15 and the catches 16 and the lock 17 and any of the usual fixtures of a bag of this 4liind. v y f In order to make a balanced bag I prefer to arrange a brief case on each side, lbut it will be readily understood that one can beV arranged only on one side of the main. or

central bag. The wall 12 ofthe central bag y 10 forms the inner wall of the brief case,

the outer wall 18 being connected' at the bottom and at the sides to the main bag, the bottom 19 being usuallyl of a folded typeso that the bag `*will be fiat when empty. The

able and is practically a continuation of the wall 12 of the main bag. 1

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brief case are also foldi 129.26. f Serial No. 126,112. i

The briefcase has a cover iiapf21, the` top i i vedge of it, as at 22, .passing underneath the flange of a member of the pivoted bag frame. In order to permit the lbrief case to extend to the ends of the bag, and to preventl constriction at its ends I kprovide the frame member with tends from the inner edge near thetop toward theouter edge of the frame as Will be evident from Figure/5. This notch 23 permits both the'wall 12 of the bag, flap 21 to be extended to the frame. v

After wall 12 and the flap 21 havevbeen passed Y inside thereof through the slot 23 and preparatory to their being pinned to the frame', I prefer to use a small corner plate 24 shown in Figurej4 which is placed in .thecorner a notch 23 which exfrom the outside of the frameto the and the the outerV edge of of the bagand secures these parts and also acts to ystrengthen at. that corner of the ting y plates 25 are arranged on the inside of the as element-s against which the pins 14 are headed on the inside. -Any usual form of lock or latch 26 is used. for fastening thev fiap 21 down.

I claim:` l -1. A bag'comprising a main bag including frame which might beweakened lby* the cut of the slot 23. The usual fastening` a .frame of hinged members, and an outside v case on the main bag and having a vcovering iap, the ends kof the case and the top lof lthe flap being secured to one of the members of the frame so as to extend to substantially the'outside edge thereof.

2. A bag comprising a main bag for personal baggage and bag including a frame with 'pivoted members, a wall on the outside of the main bag and co-operating therewith to form a brief case, a

of the main bag beingsecured to one of said members, the member end to'permit the brief case and its flap to flap on the brief i' case, the case, the flap thereof and the wall having a notch at 'each extend to substantially the full lengthof the 'y main bag.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature.

JACOB Gonnie 

